Rate My Professor Dragos Neagu

Dr Dragos Neagu serves as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Strathclyde since his promotion in 2023. He joined the university in 2020 as Chancellor's Fellow in Renewable Energy. Neagu obtained his MEng in Materials and Process Engineering from Universitatea Politehnica din București in 2008 and PhD in Energy Materials from the University of St Andrews in 2013. Following his doctorate, he undertook postdoctoral research positions at the University of St Andrews and Newcastle University, advancing innovative concepts in advanced materials for renewable energy conversion.

His research specializes in developing materials, catalysts, and adsorbents for energy technologies including fuel cells, electrolysers for green hydrogen production, carbon capture, and conversion to sustainable fuels and chemicals. Pioneering the exsolution method for in situ nanoparticle generation, Neagu's work enhances device performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness. Leading a team of five PhD students, two postdoctoral researchers, and various interns and visitors, he fosters international collaborations. With over 40 peer-reviewed publications—featuring five in Nature-family journals and two in Energy & Environmental Science—his research has garnered more than 6,800 citations and an h-index of 28. Key publications include "Switching on electrocatalytic activity in solid oxide cells" (Nature, 2016), "Nano-socketed nickel particles with enhanced coking resistance grown in situ by redox exsolution" (Nature Communications, 2015), and "Roadmap on exsolution for energy applications" (Journal of Physics: Energy, 2023). Neagu has received funding from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and EPSRC, and honors such as the Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Award (2022) and Strathclyde Images of Research finalist (2023).